Over at 124 East ave, the “facade” is left in the back right corner of the empty lot, apparently uncovered. So in addition to razing the building, the parts they did “save” are now left exposed to the elements.

Meanwhile at 93 East ave, a new fence has been erected around the building. Is this a sign that ice has formed in the nether-world, or porcine animals have taken flight?

In either case, we report, you decide.

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The Hour leads with the capture of the Winfield St. Bank of America robbers, well two of them at least. Good detective work led to the capture, and the Norwalk Police report that of the 9 bank robberies this past year, 5 have been solved.

The Parking Authority is finally operating in the black, and largely because of the real estate conveyance tax, so is Norwalk. Good thing those commercial properties are selling. The city spent $337,605 less than the budget projected, and gained an additional , $2,064,454, according to The Hour report. Now if they can somehow figure out how to fix flooding and pot holes, that would be a good thing. But no, the BET has it eye on … reducing taxes.

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Corda says the glass is half full but he’s pouring. He was referring to the NCLB test results, and chose an odd metaphor to describe what can only be considered putting lipstick on a pig. Corda is stuck on level one of Donkey Kong and hasn’t figured out that he has other moves available to him other than pouring metaphors out over the lackluster performance. Corda should be angry and demand better. Starting with his water boys on the third floor.

“Obviously, we’re not happy about this, and obviously there’s a great deal of work to be done,” Corda said last night.

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One of the main contributors to the high number of accidents on I-95 are tired drivers taking to the highway. If you are a truck driver, the potential for an accident is even greater. Each day it seems somewhere along the I-95 corridor through Connecticut, a tractor trailer has been in an accident, affecting commutes and providing a cascading chain of other accidents as people try and maneuver around the blockages.

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Governor Rell should look at this latest CT DOT “communication” issue and whip out the governing ruler and whack the heads of the CT DOT. With much fanfare, Rell press released the idea that a new era of management was coming to the DOT. Oh, have the times changed … not.

he public has not been given enough notice to attend a hearing in Stamford about the reorganization of the state Department of Transportation, advocates said yesterday.

Details about the hearing - which will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Pitney Bowes’ Elmcroft Road headquarters - were posted on the DOT’s Web site yesterday afternoon, about 48 hours before the meeting.

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